Blake Nelson
Blake Nelson (born August 31, 1965 in Chicago ) is an American writer.
Blake Nelson spent his childhood and adolescence in Portland , Oregon . Today he lives in New York with his wife . He studied at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and Modern European History at New York University. Nelson is the author of numerous books for young people. He also writes for magazines such as the British "Cosmopolitan" and "Männer Vogue". His novel Paranoid Park was filmed by Gus van Sant and was awarded the special prize for the festival's 60th birthday at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
Works
- 1994: Girl (filmed as Cool Girl )
- 1997: Exile
- 2001: User
- 2003: The new Rules of High School
- 2005: Rock Star Superstar
- 2006: Prom Anonymous
- 2006: Gender Blender
- 2006: Paranoid Park (filmed under the same name )
- 2007: They Came From Below
- 2009: Emmaboy Tomgirl
- 2009: Destroy All Cars
- 2011: Dream School
Individual evidence
- ^ Blake Nelson: Paranoid Park . In: Blake Nelson (ed.): Gulliver . tape 1 , no. 1 . Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 2020, ISBN 978-3-407-74161-5 , pp. 178 .
- ↑ Blake Nelson. In: imdb.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018 .
Web links
- Blake Nelson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Blake Nelson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Blake Nelson website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nelson, Blake |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |